Piper PA-28-180 N44528
7 December 2007 · Fallbrook, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 December 2007 at about 01:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N44528, operated by Pacific Coast Flyers, was involved in an accident near Fallbrook, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fallbrook, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fallbrook Community Airpark (L18)
- Coordinates
- 33.3525, -117.2506
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N44528
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pacific Coast Flyers
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Carlsbad → Fallbrook
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX08CA035
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged distance and altitude that led to an undershoot and a failure to obtain the proper touchdown point.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While on approach for landing, the airplane encountered a downdraft. The pilot attempted to arrest the sink rate by applying full power; however, the airplane landed hard and short of the runway, damaging surrounding vegetation and a runway edge light. After the hard landing the pilot was able to get the airplane airborne again and he decided to return to his home base airport. During the flight back to his home airport the left wheel and strut fell from the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-28-180 | Rosamond, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2007 | Piper PA-28-140 | Sandown, United Kingdom | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Feb 2007 | Piper PA-28-140 | Saluda, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Piper PA-28-140 | West Bend, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Sep 2007 | Piper PA-28-140 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Brian K. Brooks | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 2007 | Piper PA-28-161 | Palo Alto, California, United States | Shoreline Flying Club | Minor injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 22 May 2007 | Schweizer SGS2-33A | Los Alamitos, California, United States | Civil Air Patrol - California Wing | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Westland WASP HAS MK1 | Ramona, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2007 | Cessna 152 | Tracy, California, United States | California Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Skygear SKYGEAR | Chino, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jul 2007 | Aviation International Rotors CH-54A | Los Olivos, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |